PayvandNews – The 14th meeting of Iran-Russian Joint Economic Committee wrapped up on Tuesday with signing a cooperation document by Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Masoud Karbasian and Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin in Moscow.
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Pakistan, Iran Among Countries Offering Fewest Job Opportunities For Women
RFL/RE – Pakistan, Iran, and nations in the Middle East are among the countries that are least likely to have job opportunities for women, resulting in high rates of female unemployment there, the United Nations has found.
Read More »In A Sign Of Increasing Poverty Relief Fund Applicants Rise To Five Million
RadioFarda – The president of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (IKRC) says the number of applicants seeking assistance from the charity has nearly gone up 50 percent.
Read More »Iranian lawmakers block cuts to cash handouts
Al-Monitor – The discontinuation of cash handouts for a large segment of Iranians has become a controversial issue in the initial draft budget for the next Iranian year (beginning March 21). Some suggest that this prospect contributed to the grievances that caused the protests in late December. On Feb. 22, the new framework of cash handouts was finalized as part …
Read More »Rouhani Calls On Iranian Banks To Comply With International Regulations
Radiofarda – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called on Iranian banks to comply with international regulations in order to evade being blacklisted.
Read More »Hundreds March In Ahvaz Demanding Release Of Arrested Workers
RadioFarda – Marching through streets of Ahvaz, southwestern Iran, thousands of workers on Saturday, March 3, called for the immediate release of their fellow workers.
Read More »Iran Dispatched Anti-Riot Forces To Crack Down On Protesting Farmers
Iran-HRM – Iranian officials dispatched anti-riot forces to crack down on a rally held on March 2, by farmers in Varzaneh, in Isfahan Province. The state forces tried to disrupt their gathering, beating the protesting farmers.
Read More »After Months Of Salary Denial, Haft Tappeh Worker Commits Suicide
Iran-HRM – On the morning of February 27, the dead body of Ali Naghadi, a young employee of the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Co., was found afloat in a canal. It is said Naghadi committed suicide due to his debts as the company refused to pay his money.
Read More »Iran prepares to boost jobs, clean air by revamping auto fleet
Al-Monitor – Major Iranian urban centers have seen unprecedented air pollution in recent years. According to officials, it is caused primarily by the many cars on the streets, with heavy vehicles including trucks and buses emitting 63% of air-polluting particles. An estimated 350,000 dilapidated heavy vehicles, according to the traffic police, are particularly large producers of pollutants. These vehicles also consume more fuel than newer vehicles. Aging cars, meanwhile, consume 60% …
Read More »Authorities Move To Intimidate Steel Workers; More Than Ten Arrested
Radiofarda – As protests continue at a steel plant in Ahvaz, security forces have arrested more than ten worker activists overnight.
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